No prob with that. For my PIC-type projects, I scape away every bit of hardware possible, and put in whatever it takes in software to get it done, but here, I would prefer to throw as much hardware into this to make software development simpler. Cheers, -Neil. Quoting Wouter van Ooijen : >> Any suggestions? > > I'd say: forget one box containing both a > development-environment/file-system/scree/keyboard and a real-real-time > operating system. To me that screams 'two boxes'. Once you accept that > there are lots of options. > > > -- > > Wouter van Ooijen > > -- ------------------------------------------- > Van Ooijen Technische Informatica: www.voti.nl > consultancy, development, PICmicro products > docent Hogeschool van Utrecht: www.voti.nl/hvu > > -- > http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive > View/change your membership options at > http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist > -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist